Radley & Oxford made a quick return to Division 1 of the Five Disciplines League when they overcame Park 231-185 in their final Division 2 match at Holton Sports Centre.
Relying upon a squad of players throughout the season, Radley and Oxford fielded Derek Holt, James Mignanelli, Lauren Cooper and Katie Shuttleworth for this match and managed to open up a lead of 253 over second-placed Windrush - another team relegated last season.
Interest now centres upon who will finish second and also gain promotion. Windrush hold an 84-point advantage over third-placed Evenlode, who meet in the final match.
Round 5 results: Radley & Oxford 231, Park 185; Gosford Hill B 232, Evenlode 202; Windrush 228, Abingdon B 159; North Abingdon bye.
Order: Radley and Oxford (champions) 1415; Windrush 1162, Evenlode 1078, Abingdon B 993, North Abingdon 966, Gosford Hill B 957, Park 940.
Colts and Co continued their Division 1 title match with a maximum win over Oxford Brookes.
Colin and Jon Campbell, Alison Ross and Amanda King inflicted the full damage. Gosford Hill A kept up the pressure by holding second place with a comfortable win over Headington A.
Just one reversal table took place, Headington B regaining sixth position at the expense of Oxford Brookes who had replaced them after round five.
Round 6 results: Gosford Hill A 230, Headington A 204; Oxford Brookes 156, Colts & Co 250; Abingdon A 212, Feathers 208; Headington B 242, Cramic 171.
Order: Colts & Co 1476, Gosford Hill A 1414, Headington A 1332, Feathers 1202, Abingdon A 1194, Headington B 1171, Oxford Brookes 1106, Cramic 906.
Helen Ashdown put in two unbeaten performances in the Oxford and District League.
In Women's Division 1, she partnered Corrinne Weaver in the 5-1 victory by Headington A over Wantage.
Then in Mixed Division 3, Helen joined her dad, Graham, to ensure the 5-4 win of Headington B over Didcot Power.
Windrush B's second pairing of Stuart Quick and Ian Tustain led their team to a 6-3 defeat of Park A in men's Division 2.
OXFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE.
Women's Division 1: Wantage 1, Headington A 5; Wantage 2, Abingdon 4. Division 2: Evenlode 6, Park 0; Windrush B 2, Park 4.
Men's Division 2: Windrush B 7, Oxford University 2; Windrush B 6, Park A 3; Oxford University 7, Evenlode B 2. Division 3: St Clement's 9, Didcot Power 0. Division 4: Oxford B 6, Leys B 3.
Mixed Division 3: Gosford Hill B 4, Park B 5; Headington B 5, Didcot Power 4; Headington B 6, Evenlode B 3.
Headington A fielded the same quartet of Nick Raven, Deen Quwailid, Annie Richards and Alison Riches as they beat North Abingdon 284-193 and then Harwell A 299-212 in Division 1 of the Wallingford Three Disciplines League.
WALLINGFORD THREE DISCPLINES.
LEAGUE RESULTS.
Division 1: Headington A 284, North Abingdon 193; Headington A 299, Harwell A 212. Division 2: Wantage 254, Didcot Power B 257. Division 3: Harwell B 239, Didcot Nomads 270; Harwell B 234, Abingdon B 284.
Oxon over 40s lost 9-3 against Staffordshire. Winning two women's doubles were Nicola Casey and Jackie Yeulet.
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